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Chocolate Monk presents: Ali Robertson / Teignmouth Electron / Duncan Harrison at The Bee’s Mouth, Brighton: 7/6/25.

You can find out more about this Chocolate Monk show here.

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Help Me I’m Melting : Tony Bevan, Ali Robertson & Armin Sturm at The Old Hairdresser’s, Glasgow: 31/5/25. (Afternoon show!)

Saturday afternoon free improv with…..

Tony Bevan - Bass saxophone. Ali Robertson - Amplified objects. Armin Sturm - Double bass. You can find out more about this 2pm matinee show here.

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TFEH presents: Bromp Treb / Olivia Furey / Euan Currie & Off Brand at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh: 15/6/25.

TFEH presents an international cavalcade of experimental musicians displaying a solidarity of silliness in the face of Daft Fascism and its lamentable attempts at humour. You can find out more about this show & buy tickets here.

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Sonic Bothy Ensemble & more at Counterflows, various venues, Glasgow: 3/4/25 - 6/4/25.

The Sonic Bothy Ensemble will perform at 5pm on the fourth day of the Counterflows festival at Woodside Hall, Glasgow on Sunday 6th April 2025. You can find out more about the programme of performances & purchase tickets here.

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Olivia Furey & Ali Robertson duo & many more at Springtime Solstice Festival, St. Vincent’s Chapel, Edinburgh: 22/3/25.

You can find out more about this birthday party masquerading as a Sonically Depicting music festival here.

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TFEH at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh: April - July 2025.

I may be laid low wi a bout of Victorian lurgy, but I’ve somehow managed to be organised like never before and can confirm the dates & line-ups for the next four TFEH gigs at Fruitmarket.

Youse can get tickets to all of the show listed below shows here.

Thanxxx to Timothea Armour for the beautiful poster.

13/4/25: AUDREY CHEN & EGO DEPLETION / HAN / OFF BRAND.

8/5/25: SHONA MACNAUGHTON / SKULL JACKET / JUNIPER LAI & OFF BRAND.

15/6/25: BROMP TREB / OLIVIA FUREY / EUAN CURRIE & OFF BRAND.

17/7/25: MARIJA KOVACEVIC / FREE MAGIC SHOW / ALI ROBERTSON.

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Ali Robertson & many more on ‘Welcome 2 Cardboard Club’ on Carboard Club.

Somehow I forgot to acknowledge that my birthday twin, Lil’ Robert Ridley Shackleton, celebrated a decade of zero fidelity adventures with his Cardboard Club label by releasing this compilation back in November. You stream, download & buy it here.

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TFEH presents: Red Brut / Stones / Off Brand at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh: 9/2/25.

Another TFEH built monument to all that is excellent in experimental music. You can find out more about this show & buy tickets here.

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A new Bren't Lewiis Ensemble box-set, with contributions by Usurper, on Chocolate Monk.

The recent and essential Bren’t Lewiis Ensemble box-set ‘Inspired By Actual Events’ is rammed wi audio & visual delights PLUS the first ever post-divorce transmission by Usurper (Ali Robertson & Malcy Duff) in collaboration wi the Bren’tleys themselves. Our contributions are largely culled fae the same sessions as our swan song album ‘The Big Two’ though Gnarlos & Lucian Tielens have done their damndest to make ‘em unrecognisable.

(Only time will tell whether Malcy & I actually did bow out gracefully in 2023 or if this is the beginning of a lucrative 2pac-esque endeavour that ends with AI representations of ourselves performing as back up dancers for various luminaries of the No Audience Underground.)

Get yr latest consistently excellent dose fae the BLE via the consistently excellent & affordable Chocolate Monk boutique at: https://chocolatemonk.co.uk/available.html

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TFEH presents: The Bohman Brothers / Wild Rani / Off Brand at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh: 26/1/25.

2025's first TFEH family get together for & by weirdo sound enthusiasts at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh. You can find out more about this show & buy tickets here.

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Thanks youse.

A couple of weeks ago, Sonia Allori, Evie Waddell & I completed the practical aspect of my Creative Scotland funded project 'D/deaf musicians experiment with haptic technology' at Tramway, Glasgow.

We were joined remotely by our incredible captioners Eluned Charnley & Karen Pritchard, and in the flesh by tech wizard David Jay, camera cleverclogs Jen Martin, PhD student Henry Zhang and the unstoppable Don Ross.

I reckon that the residency was a success and that it provided us with concrete answers, food for thought & much enjoyment.

In January, I'll get stuck into the mildly daunting task of writing about the various discoveries that we made, but it must be said that this feels like just the beginning of our adventures with haptic tech and the possibilities that it has for D/deaf & HoH improvisers!

Many thanks to my numerous collaborators, and to Creative Scotland & Tramway for their support.

Photos 1, 4 & 5 by myself. Photos 2, 3 & 4 by Jen Martin.

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Sonic Bothy needs YOU.

Since 2012, Sonic Bothy have been empowering folks with disabilities & additional learning support needs to make new music and, since 2018, I have had the honour of working with them to achieve their mission to "bring sustainable structural change that empowers disabled artists to contribute to Scottish Culture on an equal footing to non-disabled peers". Our people – participants, families, and support staff – tell Sonic Bothy that our activities are a vital lifeline, offering social connections and a sense of identity. Funding issues mean that SB now needs your help to keep on helping others. Please watch this short video, share it & donate to SB if you can by following this link. THANX!

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TFEH presents: Mariam Rezaei / Mariam Rezaei & Ali Robertson / Marlo De Lara & Euan Currie / Off Brand & Stewart Smith at Fruitmarket, Edinburgh: 20/12/24.

Sack off yr office Xmas party once again and head to Fruitmarket for TFEH's annual non-denominational non-idiomatic festive celebrations. Also just added: Some Prepared Remarks Concerning Christmas Music and Bourgeois Irish Subjectivity by Colm Linnane.

You can find out more & buy one of the last few tickets here.

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Ali Robertson: 'D/deaf Musicians Experiment With Haptic Technology' research & development project at Tramway, Glasgow next week.

Did I tell youse that I got a project funded some months back? Probably not as I’m pretty dreadful at self promotion beyond spamming about my gigs. Well, thanks to the support of Creative Scotland & Glasgow Tramway, I’ll be embarking on several days of research & development at Tramway, with collaborating D/deaf musicians Sonia Allori & Evie Waddell, experimenting with haptic technology for use in real time musical group improvisation by D/deaf players. The r&d sessions will result in the creation of new musical work and new workshops for ALSN & D/deaf participants. You can read more about this on Tramway’s website !

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Sonic Bothy Ensemble & more at GIOfest XVI, CCA, Glasgow: 30/11/24.

The Sonic Bothy Ensemble will perform at 5pm on the third day of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra's annual festival at the CCA, Glasgow on Sat 30th Nov. You can find out more about the programme of performances & reserve tickets here.

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Ali Robertson & many more at Boundaries Festival, various venues, Sunderland: 22/11/24 & 23/11/24.

Ali is chuffed to be opening the second day of this fest at midday at The Dun Cow pub on Sat 23rd Nov. You can find out more about the programme of performances & purchase tickets here.

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1.5 Months presents: Sonic Bothy Ensemble / Jason Kahn / Jer Reid & Raymond MacDonald at The Glad Cafe, Glasgow: 14/11/24.

You can find out more about this edition of 1.5 Months here.